This one’s not likely to become the Inter-County League’s all-time leading rusher like the last one, but he’s pretty good. In fact, the new Nate — Nate Greene, a junior — is already the leading rusher in the league and has the Blazers off to a 3-0 start.

Greene scored a pair of touchdowns Friday as Boone ran roughshod over Twin Valley 44-7 in a non-league game at Birdsboro.

Greene rushed for 180 yards on 22 carries and would have had a second straight 200-yard game if not for a couple of penalties that wiped some 44 yards off his slate.

The Blazers (3-0) put the mercy rule into effect when Greene scooted in from the 7 for a 38-0 lead just 1:15 into the final quarter.

They piled up big stats on offense — a whopping 464 yards — and swarmed all over the Raiders (0-3) on defense, limiting them to 66 total offensive yards — most of that against Boone’s second-team D.

To think that the Blazers are far from midseason form, or that they barely relied on Greene in the first half, is downright scary.

“I think we played sloppy at times and we made some mental mistakes that we’re gonna have to get better on,” said Boone coach Dave Bodolus. “We did better last week on the mental aspect of the games.”

Bodolus wasn’t just offering coach-speak. The Blazers indeed were sloppy at times. They had a bevy of penalties. Quarterback Anthony Heimback threw a pair of first-half interceptions, was erratic on some downfield passes and saw his receivers drop several balls.

No matter. The Blazers have so many weapons — tight end Kyle Yarmush caught three of Heimbach’s four TDs — that they can afford a few lapses. They can even afford to go away from Greene, as they did in the first half when they came out firing.

Heimbach threw six times on Boone’s opening nine-play scoring drive and finished off its third possession with a 42-yard catch-and-run by Yarmush.

“That’s part of what we do,” Bodolus said of the 17 first-half passes. “I think that makes us a better team. Sometimes there might be weeks where you’re not able to run, so you want to throw.”

This, of course, wasn’t one of those nights. Greene effectively picked the Raiders apart, adeptly following his blockers and patiently waiting for openings.

He certainly didn’t look like a guy who got his first significant action two weeks ago.

“He just see holes so well,” Bodolus said. “He has the vision. He can cut back, use his blockers.

“I don’t know how much of that you can teach, but he has that knack. We noticed that last year (when Greene played mostly on the JVs). He’s a lot bigger and stronger and faster now. We’re very pleased with him.”

Greene was so impressive during summer practice that Bodolus moved last year’s lead tailback, Josey Orr, to wide receiver.

“Coach saw the chemistry between me and my linemen,” Greene said. “They do most of the job. I just read it.”

Blazers fans have read plenty about Nate Romig, the star tailback who graduated in 2006. Now they’ve got another Nate to read about.

“I wasn’t expecting it,” Greene said of his sudden success. “I really wasn’t prepared for it. My coach saw something in me and I stepped up to the plate.”